De morbis puerorum, or, a treatise of the diseases of children;: with their causes, signs, prognosticks, and cures, for the benefit of such as do not understand the Latine tongue, and very useful for all such as are house-keepers, and have children. With the contents of the several chapters, as also an alphabetical table of all the diseases mentioned herein. By Robert Pemell practitioner in physick, at Cranebrooke in Kent. May the 29. 1653.

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De morbis puerorum, or, a treatise of the diseases of children;: with their causes, signs, prognosticks, and cures, for the benefit of such as do not understand the Latine tongue, and very useful for all such as are house-keepers, and have children. With the contents of the several chapters, as also an alphabetical table of all the diseases mentioned herein. By Robert Pemell practitioner in physick, at Cranebrooke in Kent. May the 29. 1653.

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Pemell, Robert.

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London :: Printed by J. Legatt, for Philemon Stephens, at the guilded Lion in Pauls Church-yard,

1653.

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Contents

• title page
• The Authour to the Reader.
• The Contents of the several Chapters.
• Of the diseases of Children.
  • CHA.P. I. Of Ulcers and sores in Childrens heads.
    • The cause.
    • The signs are Manifest.
    • The cure.
    • A Bath.
  • CHAP. 2. Of Lice breeding in Children.
    • The cause.
    • The signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
    • A Bath.
    • An oyntment.
    • A powder good and safe for Lice in the head.
  • CHAP. 3. Of the Scab and Itch.
    • The cause.
    • The signes.
    • Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
    • An Oyntment.
  • CHAP. 4. Of the Falling sicknesse and convulsion.
    • The cause.
    • The signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
    • What is to be done in the fit.
    • A Julep.
    • What must be done when the fit is over.
    • A purging potion.
  • CHAP. 5. Of the pain in the ears, with inflammation, moi∣stures, ulcers, and worms thereof.
    • The cause.
    • The signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
  • CHAP. 6. Of breeding and coming of teeth.
    • The time of breeding teeth.
    • Signs of teeth breeding.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
    • Dyet.
  • CHAP. 7. Of the inflammation of the mouth and throat, with ulcers and sores thereof.
    • The cause.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
  • CHAP. 8. Of fevers in Children.
    • The cause.
    • The Signs.
    • The Prognosticks:
    • The cure.
    • A Julep.
    • An oyntment.
    • A Pultis.
  • CHAP. 9. Of the small Pox and measels.
    • What the small Pox are.
    • What the Measels are.
    • The difference between the small Pox and the Measels.
    • The cause.
    • The signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
    • A Cordial Julep.
    • An Oyntment.
  • CHAP. 10. Of watchings out of measure, and want of rest.
    • The cause.
    • The signes.
    • Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
    • Inward means.
    • Outward means.
  • CHAP. 11. Of Fear, Starting, and terrible dreams.
    • The cause.
    • The signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
  • CHAP. 12. Of Rheume, the Cough, and shortnesse of breath.
    • The cause.
    • The Signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
  • CHAP. 13. Of vomiting and weaknesse of the stomach.
    • The cause.
    • The signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
    • A powder or lohoch.
  • CHAP. 14. Of the Consumption, or Leannesse of the Rickets.
    • The cause.
    • The signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
    • A Bath.
  • CHAP. 15. Of the Hicket.
    • The cause.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
  • CHAP. 16. Of Gripings and Frettings in the belly.
    • The cause.
    • The signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
    • A Clyster.
  • CHAP. 17. Of loosenesse and flux of the belly.
    • The cause.
    • The signes.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
    • A Clyster.
  • CHA.P. 18. Of Costivenes, or stopping of the belly.
    • The cause.
    • The Signs.
    • The Prognosticks:
    • The cure.
  • CHAP. 19. Of Worms.
    • The cause.
    • signs of long and round worms.
    • Signs of long and flat worms.
    • Signs of the least sort of worms.
    • The Prognostiks.
    • Of the place where the Worms breed.
    • The cure.
    • The cure.
    • Outward means to kill worms.
  • CHAP. 20. Of Ruptures, or Burstings.
    • The cause.
    • The signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
    • A Pultis.
    • A Plaister.
    • Inward means.
  • CHAP. 21. Of swelling, or coming forth of the Navel.
    • The cause.
    • The signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • A History.
    • The cure.
  • CHAP. 22. Of inflammation of the Navel.
    • The cause.
    • The Signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
  • CHAP. 23. Of the swelling of the Cods.
    • The cause.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
  • CHAP. 24. Of falling of the fundament.
    • The cause.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
  • CHAP. 25. Of the Stone, and difficulty of making water.
    • The cause.
    • The signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
  • CHAP. 26. Of pissing in bed.
    • The cause.
    • The signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
  • CHAP. 27. Of the disease called St. Anthonies fire, or wilde fire, as also of Burning and scalding.
    • The cause.
    • The signs.
    • The Prognosticks.
    • The cure.
    • Against Burning or Scalding.
  • CHAP. 28. Of Fretting, Chafing, or Galling of the Skin in the Groyns.
    • The cause.
    • The signs.
    • The Prognostiks.
    • The cure.
    • A powder.
• An Alphabetical Table of all the Diseases in this Treatise.